A Brief Affair

Author : Alex Miller
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781761185526

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A Brief Affair by Alex Miller Pdf

A moving novel about storytelling, about truths, and love, from twice Miles Franklin Award winner Alex Miller. 'More than one ghost haunts this tender novel about love in its many guises, condoned and illicit. In his deceptively simple, lucid prose, Alex Miller examines the emotional contradictions inherent in apparent opposites as his central character learns to draw strength and inspiration from unlikely places. Hauntingly beautiful, A Brief Affair will resonate long after its pages are closed.' Sylvia Martin, author of Ink in Her Veins: The Troubled Life of Aileen Palmer From the bustling streets of China, to the ominous Cell 16 in an old asylum building, to the familiar sounds and sight of galahs flying over a Victorian farm, A Brief Affair is a tender love story. On the face of it, Dr Frances Egan is a woman who has it all - a loving family and a fine career - until a brief, perfect affair reveals to her an imaginative dimension to her life that is wholly her own. Fran finds the courage and the inspiration to risk everything and change her direction at the age of forty-two. This newfound understanding of herself is fortified by the discovery of a long-forgotten diary from the asylum and the story it reveals. Written with humour, sensitivity and the wisdom for which Miller's work is famous, this exquisitely compassionate novel explores the interior life and the dangerous navigation of love in all its forms. '...richly satisfying and luminous' Emeritus Professor, Tom Griffiths

Author : Dale Foley
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781662410123

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A Brief Affair by Dale Foley Pdf

I have witnessed a remarkable but true story that just had to be shared. In the spring of 2017, I found myself walking down the aisle of a small New England church to witness my birth mother's marriage to a gentleman whose heart she broke sixty-two years ago when she ended their engagement because she was pregnant with another man's child. One woman's path through a pregnancy shrouded in secrecy, meeting the man of her dreams and the subsequent decisions she makes that thread her life. Amazingly, in her mid-eighties, she was given a second chance of love. Another woman's journey, having been adopted as an infant and raised in a warm, caring atmosphere by a loving family, never envisioning the search for her biological parents would lead down a path to so many discoveries. A heartwarming and compelling story of two families intertwined in the most astonishing and poignant way. Through tragedies and triumphs, coincidences and connections, these two women's paths finally cross again.

Author : Kimberly Larsen
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781662421068

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A Brief Affair with a Con Man by Kimberly Larsen Pdf

When a natural disaster puts Billy Malone at Nicole Freeman’s cabin in the woods, she soon finds that his offer to help her out of her predicament was simply a way of drawing her in to his web of deceit. Her loneliness and desire for a connection blinded her to the truth of how she was being drawn in to a relationship that was fraught with dishonesty. Before she realizes it, this dashingly handsome, younger-aged, charismatic charmer suddenly has her unknowingly wrapped up in his schemes. As she learns more about him and the danger that she may be in, she tries to back away, but Billy won’t have it. His self-destructive and manipulative ways keep her engaged, while his seizures and strokes tug at her compassionate side. Yet an overnight stay at the hospital gives her insight into a person that she couldn’t have predicted being capable of deceiving not only her but also everyone in town who ever crossed his path. Nicole barrels down a road of figuring out how to disconnect from a man whom she discovers has a violent past without putting herself further into harm’s way. She is aided by a local sheriff’s officer who sees the trouble she is in and takes it upon himself to bring Malone in once and for all.

Author : Margaret Leroy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Air raid wardens
ISBN : 0750544015

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A Brief Affair by Margaret Leroy Pdf

September 1940. England is at war and London has become an ever-fragile place for widowed Livia Ripley and her two young daughters, Polly and Eliza. When Livia meets charismatic publisher Hugo Ballantyne, she is hopeful that her life is about to change for the better. But as clouds gather in the autumn sky, the wail of the siren heralds the arrival of the Luftwaffe. Livia volunteers to be a warden and finds the reality and despair of war a contrast to the comfort of the Balfour Hotel with Hugo. Livia soon discovers a strength she never knew she had, which gives her the power to save those she loves.

Author : Richard Greenberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781783197156

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Our Mother's Brief Affair by Richard Greenberg Pdf

Twins Seth and Abby fly into New York to care for their ailing mother Anna. Determined that her children should remember her as something more than an unremarkable Long Island housewife, Anna reveals to them that she once had an affair. Initially shocked, Seth and Abby begin to question just how much of the story can be blamed on Anna's increasingly senile mind, and how much is true.

Author : Alex Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Adultery
ISBN : 1038720230

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A Brief Affair - LARGE PRINT. by Alex Miller Pdf

From the bustling streets of China, to the ominous Cell 16 in an old asylum building, to the familiar sounds and sight of galahs flying over a Victorian farm, A Brief Affair is a tender love story. On the face of it, Dr Frances Egan is a woman who has it all, a loving family and a fine career. Until a brief, perfect affair reveals to her an imaginative dimension to her life that is wholly her own. Fran finds the courage and the inspiration to risk everything and change her direction at the age of 42. This newfound understanding of herself is fortified by the discovery of a long-forgotten diary from the asylum and the story it reveals.

Author : Joshua Harwood,Ryan Taylor
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1790748143

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No Brief Affair by Joshua Harwood,Ryan Taylor Pdf

Have you ever known your life had to change but weren't sure it could? Liam and John are both starting law school, and both need big changes in their personal lives.Liam is a bright young college graduate, and John, eighteen years older, is a burned-out professor pursuing a longtime dream. They are instantly drawn to each other, but can they overcome the challenges posed by the age difference and their previously broken hearts?This sizzling hot May-December tale follows Liam and John as they wind their way through joy, missteps, and false assumptions in search of a life together. It is chock-full of flirtation, romance, angst, adventure, and M/M sex.Approximately 120,000 words.

Author : Dale Foley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1662410131

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A Brief Affair by Dale Foley Pdf

I have witnessed a remarkable but true story that just had to be shared. In the spring of 2017, I found myself walking down the aisle of a small New England church to witness my birth mother's marriage to a gentleman whose heart she broke sixty-two years ago when she ended their engagement because she was pregnant with another man's child. One woman's path through a pregnancy shrouded in secrecy, meeting the man of her dreams and the subsequent decisions she makes that thread her life. Amazingly, in her mid-eighties, she was given a second chance of love. Another woman's journey, having been adopted as an infant and raised in a warm, caring atmosphere by a loving family, never envisioning the search for her biological parents would lead down a path to so many discoveries. A heartwarming and compelling story of two families intertwined in the most astonishing and poignant way. Through tragedies and triumphs, coincidences and connections, these two women's paths finally cross again.

Author : Michael Kardos
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802194398

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The Three-Day Affair by Michael Kardos Pdf

This twisting crime novel “does what great books should—makes you resent time spent away from it” (The Newark Star Ledger). An Esquire Best Book of the Year and a Miami Herald Best Crime Fiction Book of the Year Will, Jeffrey, and Nolan have been friends since their undergrad days at Princeton. Now, nine years after graduation, Will is a failed musician still reeling from the death of a bandmate. Jeffrey got lucky and then rich from the dot-com boom, and Nolan is a state senator with national aspirations. Through it all, their bond with each other has managed to survive—until one shocking event changes everything. One night on the road, they make a routine stop at a convenience store. Moments after entering the store, a manic Jeffrey emerges, dragging a young woman with him. He shoves her into Will’s car and shouts a single word: “Drive!” Shaken and confused, Will obeys. Suddenly these three men find themselves completely out of their element, holding a frightened young girl hostage without the slightest idea of what to do next. They’re already guilty of kidnapping and robbery; it’s only a matter of time before they find out what else they might be guilty of . . . “Will keep readers on the edge of their seats . . . As you read, you think you know which way the author is driving the narrative, only to have it swerve several times before the fascinating conclusion.” —Library Journal, starred review “A carefully calibrated study of how even the most highly evolved members of our species can become feral under pressure.” —The New York Times “Absolutely first-rate.” —John Lescroart

Author : Douglas K. Snyder,Donald H. Baucom,Kristina Coop Gordon
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781606237991

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Getting Past the Affair by Douglas K. Snyder,Donald H. Baucom,Kristina Coop Gordon Pdf

This book has been replaced by Getting Past the Affair, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4748-7.

Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1407086812

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The End of the Affair by Graham Greene Pdf

Author : Rebecca Chance
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447282921

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Killer Affair by Rebecca Chance Pdf

Killer Affair by bestselling author Rebecca Chance explores British reality TV in this gripping thriller. A shocking betrayal deserves a wicked revenge . . . Stunning, charismatic Lexy O’Brien is the reigning queen of British reality TV. Her life in front of the camera is planned and manipulated as successfully as any military assault. But success breeds jealousy. When you’re on top, the only way is down and there’s always someone standing by to give you a shove . . . Dowdy Caroline Evans, a part-time blogger and writer of erotic fiction, is brought in to chronicle Lexy’s life. Being taken under Lexy’s wing is a dream come true for Caroline. But sampling the star’s lifestyle is like tasting the most addictive of drugs, and it’s not long before she is craving what she can’t possibly have – or can she? And as Caroline and Lexy’s lives and loves become increasingly entwined, it’s only a matter of time before the hidden rivalry becomes a powder keg waiting to explode . . .

Author : Karen Swan
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781509838035

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The Rome Affair by Karen Swan Pdf

The glamorous capital city of Italy is brought to startling life in The Rome Affair, a compelling novel by bestselling author Karen Swan. 1974 and Elena Damiani lives a gilded life. Born to wealth and a noted beauty, no door is closed to her, no man can resist her. At twenty-six, she is already onto her third husband when she meets her love match. But he is the one man she can never have, and all the beauty and money in the world can't change it. 2017 and Francesca Hackett is living la dolce vita in Rome, leading tourist groups around the Eternal City and forgetting the ghosts she left behind in London. When she finds a stolen designer handbag in her dustbin and returns it, she is brought into the orbit of her grand neighbour who lives across the piazza – famed socialite Viscontessa Elena dei Damiani Pignatelli della Mirandola. Elena greets the return of the bag with exultation for it contains an unopened letter written by her husband on his deathbed, twelve years earlier. Mutually intrigued by each other, the two women agree to collaborate on a project, with Cesca interviewing Elena for her memoirs. As summer unfurls, Elena tells her sensational stories, leaving Cesca in her thrall. But when a priceless diamond ring found in an ancient tunnel below the city streets is ascribed to Elena, Cesca begins to suspect a shocking secret at the heart of Elena's life. 'Glittering jewels, designer labels galore and the most mouth-watering pizza in Rome make this a satisfying summer beach read' – Veronica Henry, Daily Express Enjoy more of Karen Swan's captivating seasonal novels with The Greek Escape and The Paris Secret.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1445029960

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A brief affair, Margaret Leroy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Danielle Steel
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984821409

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The Affair by Danielle Steel Pdf

"This riveting novel ... explores a high-profile affair that reverberates throughout an entire family, from the wounded wife to her husband--torn between two women--to the wife's close-knit sisters and their mother"--